Actions to support administrative capacity building for the management of ESI Funds DG Regional and Urban Policy Unit E1 "Competence Centre for Administrative Capacity"

Demand analysis – survey among Member States TAIEX-REGIO PEER 2 PEER Demand analysis – survey among Member States Pilot running until mid-2016 Application link: http://europa.eu/!xT39Xp Questions: REGIO-PEER2PEER@ec.europa.eu Public sector employees ERDF / Cohesion Fund Management and control bodies Expert missions Study visits Workshops 2-5 Days 2 Days

N.B. It is not a legal interpretation of the Directives! Public Procurement Guidance for Practitioners on the avoidance of errors in ESI Funded projects Guidance structured around the 6 main stages of a public procurement process Toolkit of resources addressing specific topics with concrete examples on what to do and what not to do during the procurement and contract implementation Focus is on the 25 most common errors observed by our auditors on PP and how these can be easily avoided Translated into all EU languages N.B. It is not a legal interpretation of the Directives!

Integrity Pacts – pilot project Integrity Pact (IP) - agreement between contracting authority and companies bidding for public contract to abstain from corrupt practices. External monitor from civil society monitors that process is transparent and credible, 01/2015 DG REGIO and Transparency International launch pilot project “Integrity Pacts - Civil Control Mechanisms for Safeguarding EU Funds”. Objective – promote IPs in ERDF/CF. 05.05.2015 conference in Brussels promoting the tool to MS 22.05.2015 2 Calls of expression of interest for piloting IPs in ERDF/CF projects 01/2016 Up to 18 pilot IPs to be launched

State aid action plan – planned actions Inventory of organisational arrangements with the purpose to identify good practices Identify and disseminate good practice Country-specific seminars (HR, RO, CZ/SK, BG) Topic based workshops (RDI in November, transport, energy, ICT) Strategic training programme Support actions and follow-up of implementation of action plans Possible use of PEER 2 PEER exchange tool Customised assistance to MS not fulfilling the EAC on state aid

Why? Further professionalization of the management of the funds EU competency framework for the management and implementation of ERDF and CF Why? Further professionalization of the management of the funds What? Provide a competency framework for efficient management and implementation of the ERDF and CF – incl. a self-assessment tool Expected results? Help MS/regions to - identify competency and skills gaps among their staff and thus define training and recruitment needs - structure their administrations in a more efficient way The results can also be used for the development of training modules at national/European levels, and for the development of curricula for academic training programmes on management of Structural Funds. When? By end 2015

Training for MS experts Ensuring result-orientation in operational programmes 2014-2020: programme management, project selection, monitoring, reporting and evaluation Date Location N° of participants Language Registration deadline 3-4  November 2015 BRUSSELS 35 ENGLISH 26 October 2015 3-4 December 2015 25-26 January 2016 18 January 2015 16-17 February 2016 Previous training modules: - Programme implementation, ensuring greater focus on results - Management and control; management verifications Training material, incl. podcasts, is available on the following website: http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/index.cfm/en/information/legislation/guidance/training

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